Chapter 139: Vice Leader Zhao

July 1, Facing Facing Cang Luo left Profound Tianmen to subdue a second beast pet in the Beast Mountain Forest.

At that time, Facing Facing Cang Luo was at Warrior Stage 9 cultivation.

July 23, Facing Facing Cang Luo left Danyang Commandery, riding a war chariot back to Profound Tianmen.

By now, Facing Facing Cang Luo was at Martial General Stage 4 cultivation.

At this moment, Facing Facing Cang Luo was in high spirits, galloping along, eager to return to Profound Tianmen, or rather, eager to return to Profound Tianzhen.

Because the War Wolf Gang headquarters was in Profound Tianzhen, and the War Wolf BBQ Shop was also in Profound Tianzhen.

The War Wolf Gang and the War Wolf BBQ Shop were the foundation and enterprise upon which Facing Facing Cang Luo developed, grew, and strengthened on the Yuanwu Continent.

The War Wolf Gang was like a company; Facing Facing Cang Luo was the Chairman and CEO, while Wang Fuhai, Zhao Renwu, Cang Feng, and others were directors and general managers of various departments.

And the War Wolf BBQ Shop was a subsidiary under the parent company, the War Wolf Gang; it was the largest and currently the only profit-making project of the parent company.

Additionally, the fashion project had been handed over to Wang Fuhai earlier; he didn't know how the progress was going.

"It's been over twenty days; is the War Wolf BBQ Shop running smoothly?" Facing Facing Cang Luo muttered, feeling somewhat expectant.

He was now penniless, having spent everything on modifying the war chariot, even selling his weapons for scrap; now he relied entirely on the War Wolf BBQ Shop's income.

"I'm the gang leader; taking some money from the War Wolf BBQ Shop... no one should dare say anything, right? By the way, I forgot to set everyone's salary and benefits back then, and the profit-sharing for the War Wolf BBQ Shop wasn't decided either.

This is the top priority; it must be resolved properly, otherwise the gang could face conflicts due to unequal resource distribution, and in serious cases, could even lead to the gang's dissolution."

Facing Facing Cang Luo muttered again, deciding to settle the matters of salary, benefits, and profit-sharing once he returned to the War Wolf Gang.

Just as Facing Facing Cang Luo hurried back to the War Wolf Gang, thinking about how to distribute salaries and profits, the War Wolf Gang's Internal Affairs Vice Leader, Wang Fuhai, was auditing the accounts, specifically the accounts of the War Wolf BBQ Shop.

Profound Tianzhen, War Wolf Gang Base, Internal Affairs Vice Leader's Office.

Wang Fuhai flipped through the ledger, tapping the abacus, his brows furrowed; he found an issue with the accounts, though not that the accounts contained errors.

The accounts were kept by Store Manager Yin Mengruo and Store Assistant Yun Jiao together; the two supervised each other, and he verified them again; every single entry matched.

How much stock was received today, how much was sold, the cost, the profit; every account entry, every single inflow and outflow was recorded clearly and in detail.

The funds also matched; not a single silver or copper coin was missing, and there was no occurrence of anyone privately misappropriating or embezzling funds.

However, Wang Fuhai still discovered a problem; he found that although the War Wolf BBQ Shop was profitable every day, the rate of revenue growth was slowing down, even showing signs of decline.

After a night of auditing and investigation, he finally found the problem lay in the procurement of ingredients.

More specifically, it lay in the beast meat ingredients.

Eighty percent of the War Wolf BBQ Shop's revenue came from beast meat skewers; the quantity of beast ingredients directly determined the level of revenue.

May 28, procured two First-Grade beasts.

May 29, procured three First-Grade beasts.

May 30, procured seven First-Grade beasts.

June 6, procured fifteen First-Grade beasts.

June 7, procured sixteen First-Grade beasts and one Second-Grade beast.

June 8, procured twelve First-Grade beasts.

June 9, procured ten First-Grade beasts.

Yesterday, June 19, procured seven First-Grade beasts...

Wang Fuhai put down the ledger, frowning and saying, "Starting from June 8, the procurement volume of beasts began to decrease, and there has been almost no increase; something is wrong..."

The ingredient procurement for the War Wolf BBQ Shop was divided into two parts: one was ordinary ingredients, and the other was beasts.

Ordinary ingredients such as vegetables, seafood, and alcohol were procured by Wang Fuhai, while the beasts were hunted by the Standing Vice Leader, Zhao Renwu, who led people into the Beast Mountain Forest.

"Good job, Zhao Renwu! I was wondering how you advanced from Warrior Stage 7 to Warrior Stage 9 in just twenty days; turns out you embezzled beast ingredients to cultivate."

Wang Fuhai flew into a rage; he had long seen that Zhao Renwu had great ambitions, aiming to control the War Wolf Gang, but he hadn't taken it seriously.

Because back then, Zhao Renwu was only at Warrior Stage 7, while he was at Warrior Stage 8, and the gang leader, Facing Facing Cang Luo, seemed to have reached Warrior Stage 9, so he wasn't worried about Zhao Renwu threatening his and Facing Facing Cang Luo's positions in the War Wolf Gang.

But now, Zhao Renwu had actually reached Warrior Stage 9 cultivation, while he was still at Warrior Stage 8.

Moreover, in the past two days, he suddenly discovered that the newly recruited gang members of the War Wolf Gang were completely obedient to Zhao Renwu...

The War Wolf Gang now had over 120 members, double the number at its founding; the newly added 60-plus members were recruited during the time Facing Facing Cang Luo was away and were assigned under the Four Halls and the Left and Right Guardians.

The Green Dragon, Bai Hu, Xuan Wu, and Zhu Que Tang each had ten people, and the Left and Right Guardians also had about ten people each.

Among these, the Zhu Que Tang Hall Master and the Left Guardian were Zhao Renwu's people; theoretically, he could at most rally about twenty people.

But in reality, he had rallied at least forty people!

That is to say, adding his original twenty-plus people, there were now over sixty people who looked to him as their leader.

"What to do? Recently, I've been preparing the fashion project within the family and paid little attention to the War Wolf Gang's affairs; I didn't expect this kid Zhao Renwu to grow so powerful."

Wang Fuhai realized the situation was serious; the entire gang had only 120-plus members, yet half of them were Zhao Renwu's people!

In the current War Wolf Gang, who is the gang leader? Who has the final say?

Facing Facing Cang Luo?

Or his, Zhao Renwu?

Wang Fuhai looked tense, then sighed with relief, saying, "Fortunately, the War Wolf Gang has a Council Hall system; otherwise, the current War Wolf Gang would be Zhao Renwu's one-man rule.

Gang Leader, oh Gang Leader, Facing Facing Cang Luo, oh Facing Facing Cang Luo, if you don't return soon, the position of gang leader will change hands."

Wang Fuhai sighed helplessly, then suddenly fell silent; he heard someone returning, many people.

Zhao Renwu!

It was Zhao Renwu returning from hunting beasts in the Beast Mountain Forest with the members of the Four Halls.

Wang Fuhai frowned, hesitated for a moment, then decided to go out and see...

War Wolf Gang Base, Courtyard.

Zhao Renwu, holding a folding fan made of refined steel, led over forty members, along with Left Guardian Zhao Renli and Zhu Que Tang Hall Master Zhao Jin, returning from the Beast Mountain Forest.

Clang! Eight First-Grade beasts, the size of yellow oxen, were thrown onto the ground.

Zhu Que Tang's Hall Master Zhao Jin laughed: "Assistant Sect Leader Zhao, today's mission is done. Shall we go to the shop for skewers now, or head to cultivate? The rest of us haven't had lunch yet."

Zhao Renwu smiled faintly, then frowned and said: "Watch your words. Do not call me that carelessly. I am merely the Standing Vice Sect Leader. The Sect Leader is Senior Brother Facing Facing Cang Luo."

Speaking thus, he added sternly: "If you speak carelessly again, beware of being misunderstood as disregarding the Sect Leader and reported to him. Upon the Sect Leader's return, he will surely expel you from the sect."

"We were just speaking casually; it is convenient for addressing. The Sect Leader is not that petty, is he?"

Zhao Jin whispered a sentence, then added: "By the way, when do you say the Sect Leader will return? Could he have died outside?"

"There is not a single piece of news. Does he even care about the War Wolf Sect anymore?"

Zhao Renwu said nothing. His clan brother Zhao Renli laughed: "Who knows when he will return? But whether he returns or not makes no difference. Vice Sect Leader Wang is the same; we haven't seen him in days."

"These two, one is the Sect Leader and the other is the Internal Affairs Vice Sect Leader, yet neither attends to sect matters, throwing it all onto Vice Sect Leader Zhao... That is a bit excessive, isn't it?"

"Fortunately, Vice Sect Leader Zhao is diligent and conscientious, working day and night for the War Wolf Sect..."

"Otherwise, the sect would have long been unable to keep the pot boiling."

"Nowadays, the War Wolf Sect is developing prosperously and growing stronger and stronger. To whom does the credit belong?"

"It belongs to Vice Sect Leader Zhao, to Senior Brother Zhao, to Big Brother Zhao!"